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Updated talk packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red HatEnterprise Linux 5.

The talk utility is a communication program that copies lines from one terminalto the terminal of another user.

This update adds the following enhancement:

* The talk utility allows a user to specify the target user in the"username.hostname" form. Consequent to this, previous versions of the utilitydid not support usernames that contained a period. With this update, a newcommand line option (that is, "-x") has been added to enforce the use of the"username@hostname" form, so that the username can contain periods. As well, thecorresponding manual page has been extended to provide a complete list ofsupported command line arguments. (BZ#574451)

All users of talk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which addthis enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released erratarelevant to your system have been applied.